Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1887-03-22
THE CHAUTA UQUA FINE
Most of the Costly Residences Burned

Loss S125,OOO.
JAMESTOWN, N Y, March 21.-The fire at
the Chautauqua assembly grounds this morn
ing destroyed eighty buildings, including ten
large boarding houses, among them the
Eckert and Parkhurst and the Alling houses
The fire originated shortly before midnight
in the Curtis cottage on Simpson avenue.
The cause was defective hue. The build
ings and cottages are of wood and close to-
gether. The fire spread rapidly to adjoining
cottages and the lack of fire apparatus and
the scarcity of help favored the flames.
About sixty families remain on the grounds
during the winter. Citizens from Maysville
and surrounding towns greatly aided the
residents. The fire swept everything before
it, taking both sides of Simpson & Summer
field avenues from the auditorium to the
Hotel Atheneum. 1t was with great difficult
ty that the hotel was saved
The fire department at Cory, Erie and
other cities were telegraphed for, Cory
alone responding, special train being run
frem that city to Mayville. The heroic work
of the winter residents and the farm
ers from the surrounding country
undoubtedly saved the entire assembly, with
its costly buildings and 800 cottages. from
total destruction. All of the cottages and
boarding houses were furnished and equipped
and very little furniture was saved. Many
of the burned cottages on Simpson avenue
were rebuilt last year. This was the most
fashionable avenue on the grounds. The
cottages cost from 81, 600 to $40 200. The
loss is as follows: Thirtysix buildings on
Simpson avenue, "a buildings on Summer
field avenue, six cottages on Terrace avenue
and three on Hedding avenue. The magnii-
cent forest trees shading these streets
were burned and destroyed. Among the cot
| tages destroyed were those of the following:
| DR.. Ballard, of Bradford, the finest cottage
on the ground; Judge Whltmore, OF warren
| Pa; Mrs. Martin, of Maysville; Mrs. Eekert,
of Jamestown; Mrs. Dickens, Mrs. Breg, Mrs.
J. S. Cook Rev J. E. Chaplin, Il. Il. Moore,
Mrs. Burrell, Mrs. A. Cummings, r A Scott,
Mrs. -Wetmore, Mrs. Thompson, T.. b. FOX,
l W. g. Martin, Rev. w. Rice, Jennie Cook,
| Annie Cummings, Mrs. Carnahan, Elder
Garnett Todd, Mrs. Baker two cottages; Ars'
| Brumepin, Elder Moore, Elder Goodrich, 3.
| T. Neal, r. Smith, Mr.. Caselman thomson,
Rev. Scofield, P. E. Kimberlake, Mrs. Glib.
son Heath and Mrs. Payne, also number OF
| Others the names of whom cannot be obtain
ed at present. Among the cottages destroyed
were some of the most beautiful ones on the
ground. The loss is estimated at $125, geo.
Lawyer Fined.
RICHMOND, Va, March 21.-Sone time
ago Mr. w. L. Royal, counsel for the
British bondholders, sued the grand jury of
the Hastings court of the city of Richmond
for damages for indieting his clients, who
had rendered coupons in payment for taxes.
Thereupon the State attorney for Richmond
filed bill of information against Mr.. Royal
under the State law of barratry and upon
the ground of intimidating the grand Jury
Mr. Royal was to day tried and fined $3.50
Mr.. Roy all refused to pay the tine on the
ground that the law under which he was
tried was unconstitutional. He is now II
the custody of the court and Will 60 to Jal
until tae arrival of Judge Bond of the Unit
ed States court, who will be here at O'CLOCK
tonight, when an application will be made
to secure his release by writ of habeas corpus